A NEW takeaway delicatessen has opened in York - and it is sourcing 80 per cent of its produce from within a 30-mile radius of the city.
Clare Prowse has left London's contract catering scene, after 25 years, to open de'Clare in Lendal.
She held senior positions in Sodexho (then Gardner Merchant), Avenance and most recently Lexington Catering, which she founded with Mike Sunley, in February, 2003. She sold her 45 per cent stake to her former boss, Tim West, in October, 2005.
Clare then decided to get out of the contract catering business completely and start up on her own in York.
"I was no longer driven by the corporate side of life and London had lost its allure."
She said: "Good food remains my passion, but it no longer has to be sold to faceless board directors and City suits. At de'Clare I will be able to get to know my customers and see for myself that I will be making a difference."
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